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IT and Terminal Operating Systems
AAPA Terminal Management Training Program
October 18, 2007Long Beach, California
IT And Terminal Operating SystemsAgenda
• Introduction• TOS Overview• TOS Features• TOS Benefits• IT Related to TOS• IT Disaster Recovery
Famous IT Quotes
• I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943.
EDI
RFID
Bar coding
Cameras
OCRInternet
Terminal OperatingSystem
Wireless
Fiber Optic
RTLS
VAN
IT and Terminal Operating Systems
RFID
Terminal Operating SystemEnterprise software that manages all aspects
of a terminal operation.
Terminal Operating System
Track -• Vessels• Cargo• Yard equipment• Rail• Trucks
Terminal Operating System
Manage -• Gates• Berths• Wheeled and grounded
assets• Container handling
equipment• Labor• Vessel stowage• Rail
Terminal Operating System
Interface –• US Customs AMS• Shippers• Carriers• Railroads• Port authorities
Famous IT Quotes
• Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949.
Terminal Operating System
• Space utilization• Labor• Gate time• Berth allocation• Dollars
Measure Key Performance Indicators
Terminal Operating Systems
•SPARCS•Main Sail•Voyager•Cosmos
EDI
RFID
Bar coding
Cameras
OCRInternet
Terminal OperatingSystem
Wireless
Fiber Optic
RTLS
VAN
IT and Terminal Operating Systems
GPS
RFIDRadio Frequency IDentification
• Tags are attached to equipment
• Tag ID linked to equipment ID
• Transmit data to readers
• Active and passive tags
GPSGlobal Positioning Systems
• Provides reliable location information worldwide.
• Free to anyone with a receiver.
• Requires GPS reader.
• Also provides accurate time.
Cameras
• High quality digital cameras with pan, tilt and zoom controls.
• For yard management as well as security.
• Combined with OCR to identify equipment.
RTLSReal Time Location Systems
• Combines various technologies to track equipment and cargo.
• Based on active RFID.• Used extensively in the San Pedro Bay ports.
Street Truck Security
Business Purpose
Motor Carrier Unit Attributes
Drayage Company maintains MCU and Driver attributes via
eModal Trucker Check secure web
access
Terminal Terminal Operating Operating
SystemSystem
OK to Proceed as Known
Vendor
Gate/Security Pedestal
1
32
Driver Attributes+
TOS validates purpose for visit
Secure RFID Tag ID
Southern California Terminals Using RTLS from WhereNet
APL
YTI
TraP
ac
Pier A
CUT
LBCT
PCTLA/LB
WhereNet Full Locate
MTS Customers
APM Terminals
C-60
ITS
Bar Codes
• Automate data entry.
• Reduce errors and increase efficiency.
• Low cost solution.
Famous IT Quotes
• There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977.
Fiber Optic Networks
• High speed transmission.
• High capacity.• Smaller bundles
than metal wire.• Long distance
transmission.
Wireless Network
• Uses radio signals to broadcast network data between devices.
• Not as fast as wired networks.
• More flexibility and easier to deploy than wired networks.
EDI
RFID
Bar coding
Cameras
OCRInternet
Terminal OperatingSystem
Wireless
Fiber Optic
RTLS
VAN
IT and Terminal Operating Systems
RFID
EDIElectronic Data Interchange
• Set of standards for the exchange of business documents electronically.
• Computer to computer exchange between companies.
• Can use almost any form of communications to transmit the message.
Internet
• Ubiquitous• Can’t live without it• In some ways the Internet is the
computer, everything attached to it is incidental.
IT Disaster Recovery Plan
• Prepare for any disruption to your IT.• Identify critical systems to prioritize
system recovery.• Identify teams and create task lists.• Identify critical vendors.• Secure backup site to operate from.
IT Humor
• To the optimist, the glass is half full.
• To the pessimist, the glass is half empty.
• To the IT guy, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
Questions?
